alpha defensins การใช้

• Alpha defensins of the mouse bowel were historically called cryptdins when first discovered.
• The alpha defensins are a family of microbicidal and cytotoxic peptides that defend the host against bacteria and viruses.
• Lipid II interacts with human alpha defensins, a class of antimicrobial peptides, such as Defensin, alpha 1.
• The Virtual Colony Count antibacterial assay was originally developed to measure the activity of all six human alpha defensins on the same microplate.